Only if you incorporate something like that old school toy that little kids push around that kicks the balls up to the top on the inside. :flipoff2:

I don't think there would be enough angular velocity to generate enough centripetal force due to the small diameter.

 

2x... even if you got them to properly distribute around the inside surface of the tube there's no way to get them to distribute along the length of the tube to counter-act the vibrations

 

I have no idea if it will work on a driveshaft or not, maybe Jess will chime in...

I have heard of guys putting 4-5 oz of ATF in a DIY driveshaft to help balance it, but I don't know if it really helps.

Looks like it works on a soda bottle:
YouTube - DynaBeads demo video by Evolution Cycles

 

Looks like it works on a soda bottle:
YouTube - DynaBeads demo video by Evolution Cycles

just beat me to it.

i'm thinking it would work. granted its gonna need alot. but i dont see why not.

someone with the supplies handy try it with a water bottle like in that vid but tip the bottle to 30-or-so degrees and see if it works.

 

I think balancing the shaft would be less headache - -JEss

 

Jess once suggested wrapping two hose clamps opposite each on the driveshaft, and then rotating one towards the other until the vibrations are gone.

 

I've read on here that if you leave the hose clamps just slightly loose, they will rotate over time to where things balance out, then just tighten them up. Never tried it though.

 

Just a question, I am not flaming or trying to piss anyone off. But .....How much do you spend on internet? How much does your computer cost? How much do you spend on wheelin? Why not spend $30-$40 (if it cost that much) and get your driveshaft balanced if you think its necessary instead of wasting time and money on things that dont work. If money is the issue, pack your lunch for work a couple of days, eat out less and get your rig fixed the way you want it or think it needs to be. I myself have a buggy with a unbalanced driveshaft, and I have no problems with it being unbalanced. Just my $.02 and sorry if you dont like my opinion, cause everyone on this forums is different anyhow.

 

I think it has more to do with how often a lot of us would have to be dropping the driveshafts out to get them balanced. I'd have to get mine redone after every trip with as much as I slide around on mine...

 

Thanks Nate for setting this up, I had a question about it, I was just curious. I am building a mock up shaft and was thinking hmmm what would happen??? I then asked Sceep for his opinion.

 

I've used 1/4 to 1/2 quart or more of ATF and it helped ALOT

 

I've heard of that before but do you think it would work if the driveshaft is at an angle like most off-road rigs? I see the trans fluid pooling up at the pinion and that's about it...am I wrong?

 

hose clamps do work but it takes a few tries - I do like the logic from Alime - Jess

 

sand helps Well on a sqauer d-shaft anyways....

 

I suppose I could put a hand full of rocks inside a shaft and see if the balancer is happy with that huh- Jess

 

How fast do you spin for balance?

 

The expensive Jobby is 2600 rpm- and My Home built balancer 4500 rpms- Jess

 

And atf is flamible so if you grind your shaft open on a rock well you will never be cold -Jess

 

It would balance it statically but not dynamically. It may be enough that its unnoticable but there will still be an unbalance.

Think if the shafts unbalance is towards the trans end of the shaft. The balancing BB's would be towards the pinion end. Though the BB's would balance the force of the unbalance by locating itself 180* radially from the shafts unbalance, it wouldn't balance torques.

The distance between the unbalance and your corrective balance would create a torque on the shaft, which is CONSTANTLY changing direction, and increases in magnitude with an increase in RPM. This creates cyclical loading at the pinion and the trans. It may be noticeable, maybe not.